Clinton: Haiti on the cusp of stability and prosperity

United Nations, New York, 15 June 2009 - The United Nations new Envoy to Haiti, President Bill Clinton, says now is the best time for the country to escape its dark history.

Speaking at a press conference at the UN Headquarters in New York, President Clinton told the media that the current political leadership of Haiti and the UN peacekeepers have "done a good job" of making the country a safer place.

In his role as envoy, Mr Clinton says he wants to help Haitians take control of their own destiny.

News story:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31143&Cr=haiti&Cr1=

View the entire press conference (Real Media, 37 minutes):
http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/pressconference/2009/pc090615am1.rm

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• Ban Ki-moon
• President Bill Clinton
• Haiti
• UN Peacekeepers

[MrLux30]

That's was up yo!!! Haiti has been through a lot and it's been so bad that I haven't been there since I was 9 and I'm 21 now.

[nadoop]

these imperialists who are posing as saviors will not own, colonize or re-enslave the people of haiti so they can stay their asses home.

[eXXrai]

Don't be fooled. Clinton's and Moon's concern is not to help Haitians but to take control and make profit. The US military was already prepared to send troops to Haiti before the quake even happened. They just waited for a reason to send them there. They are not there to help but to enslave the Haitian people. Read Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine and you'll understand. New jobs means to let Haitians work their asses off for $1 a day. AIDS medicine is poison. Clinton is lying right into the camera.

[j0j063]

Sorry Bill, you're a phony.

You respect the sovereignty of the country? So you withheld funds for basic food/water and used death squads (FRAPH -in 90s) when the country wouldn't agree to your policies (& played dumb)? Which is why you and the brutal Haitian elite insist on $3/day slave labor wages...an unlivable wage.

They work like crazy? Yuk. Is this your real love for Haiti? The money you can make from them?

You count on the general ignorance of the American public to not call you out.

[girlznguitarz]

@ghbdirect Don`t be mis-lead no way are they concerned for Haitian people, follow the money..their concern is USA interests in Haiti....I smell OIL research research

[blackmoon217]

The Clintons are probably the only people who are actually sincere about helping Haiti and not just trying to look good

[SerpentSlayer1]

The stupidest thing ive sen in this whole relief effort is the SHAMELESS opportunities taken by politicians like Hillery Clinton,Harry Reid and of course ole Bill and others,going to Haiti,adding to the clustered and overly busy airports there while supply planes are forced to circle while waiting for these other planes and private jets to get out of the way.

The military should ban all air traffic, visitors and these site seer's to Haiti unless they are involved in the relief efforts there!!

[ghbdirect]

Where were the Unitedstates and the United Nation before this earthquake and why did it take this to happen before they became so in love with the welfare of the Hatian people!

[nadoop]

You know absolutely nothing of Haiti other than what your lying media tells you, so your "opinion" are based on propaganda.

The American media doesn't even tell the truth about AMERICA, so I don't expect them to tell the truth about Haiti, especially since we refuse to be recolonized and re-enslaved.

[pepe0801]

Sorry Prides but it is not the island (La Española) that is considered a wasteland ,just the western third.

[PRIDESOFHAITI]

Haiti is a very complex country and in order for any changes to be made one must understand it's complexity. It is definitely time for a major change to take place because the island is too beautiful to be considered the wasteland of the caribbean. I hope that Mr Clinton gets it right this time.